Eric Farnsworth

Eric Farnsworth is a senior associate with the CSIS Americas Program and vice president of the Council of the Americas. He is a recognized expert on hemispheric affairs and U.S. foreign and trade policy, having given congressional testimony on a number of occasions. He has authored or coauthored articles in American Interest, Americas Quarterly, Current History, and the Journal of Democracy, and he is a monthly columnist for PODER magazine. His opinion pieces have appeared in newspapers such as Barron’s, the Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, and other U.S. and hemispheric newspapers.

Prior to joining the Council of the Americas, Mr. Farnsworth was managing director of Manatt Jones Global Strategies LLC, a Washington- and Los Angeles-based strategic advisory and business facilitation firm. From 1995 to 1998, he oversaw policy and message development for the White House Office of the Special Envoy for the Americas. He served at the U.S. Department of State beginning in 1990 and was awarded the Superior Honor Award three times and the Meritorious Honor Award once. Mr. Farnsworth holds an M.P.A. in international relations from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Ball State University.